diff --git a/src/pathhelpers_p.h b/src/pathhelpers_p.h
index f203ee95..e5212a68 100644
--- a/src/pathhelpers_p.h
+++ b/src/pathhelpers_p.h
@@ -1,40 +1,42 @@
 /*
  * This file is part of the KDE project.
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2017 Anthony Fieroni <bvbfan@abv.bg>
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
  * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
  * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
  * Library General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
  * along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
  * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
  * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  *
  */
 
 #ifndef KIO_PATHHELPERS_P_H
 #define KIO_PATHHELPERS_P_H
 
 #include <QString>
 
 inline
 QString concatPaths(const QString &path1, const QString &path2)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(!path2.startsWith(QLatin1Char('/')));
 
-    if (!path1.endsWith(QLatin1Char('/'))) {
+    if (path1.isEmpty()) {
+        return path2;
+    } else if (!path1.endsWith(QLatin1Char('/'))) {
         return path1 + QLatin1Char('/') + path2;
     } else {
         return path1 + path2;
     }
 }
 
 #endif // KIO_PATHHELPERS_P_H